Wagon-standard.



No. 796,814. PATENTBD- AUG. a, 1905.

J. H. dooK. 'WAGON STANDARD.

APPLICATION FILED APB.. 3. 1905 JAMES H. COOK, OF WARRENSBURG, ILLINOIS.

WAGON-STANDARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1905.

Application filed April3,1905. Serial No. 253,473.

T0 (LZZ whom, it muy concern: y

Be it known that I, JAMES I-I. COOK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Warrensburg, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wagon-Standards;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention'relates to improvements in extensible standards for wagonsand the like; and it consists in certain novel features of construction,combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described,and particularly pointed out in the ap'pended claim.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, durable,inexpensive, and efficient metallic standard of this character. whichmay be applied to wagons of any description and which may be quicklyadjusted to correspond to the height of the sides of the body of awagon.

The above and other objects, which will appear as the nature of myinvention is better understood, are accomplished by the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of my improved wagon-standard. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view, and Fig.4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4 4 in Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 denotes my improved standardsfor wagons or other vehicles, which consist of a lower section 2 and anupper sliding section 3. These sections are made, preferably, frommalleable ir'on, and the lower one is in the form of a hollowthree-sided box to receive the upper one, which is Ieshaped incrosssection. The lower section l has its lower end formed withattaching-flanges 4, 5, and 6, which are adapted to engage the sides andtop of the bolster or beam upon which the standard is secured. Theopposing sides 7 of the lower section 2 are formed with depressedportions 8, which form grooves 9 and 1() to receive the flanges 11 onthe edges of the I-shaped upper section 3. As clearly shown in thedrawings, the upper section 3 slides within the lower section 2, theopen inner side of the latter being closed by the flanges 1l on theinner side of the upper slidin section. The upper end of the section 3is ormed with a large eye 12, through which a chain or the like may bepassed for the purpose of securing a load upon the wagon-bed or body.

Any suitable means may be provided for securing the upper slidingsection in an adjusted position within the stationary section but Ipreferably form the central portion of the section 3 with a longitudinalseries of openings 14, which are adapted to register with aliningopenings 15, formed in the side portions 7 of the lower section 2,adjacent to its upper end. A split pin 16 or any other suitable deviceis adapted to be passed through the alining openings 15 and one of theopenings 14, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings.

The construction, operation, and advantages of -my invention will bereadily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings. It will be seen that these standards maybe quickly and easily extended according to the height of the wagon,whether the side-boards are used or not, and they will therefore protectthe wagon-bed when heavily loaded. They also tend to hold the load in aperpendicular position, and therefore throw the entire weight on thebolster of the wagon. It will also be understood that the device may bereadily applied to wagons of any description and that it is ofexceedingly simple and durable construction.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, I do not wish to be limited to the precise constructionherein set forth, since various changes in the form, proportion, and theminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is`

A standard for wagons or the like, comprising a lower metallic sectionof substantially three-sided form in cross-section, the opposing sidesof which being formed with depressed portions to provide longitudinalgrooves, attaching-flanges at the bottom of said lower section, anextensible upper section of substantially I form in cross-section andprovided with an eye at its upper end, said section being engaged withsaid grooves and slidable in said lower section, said lower sectionbeing formed with alining openings In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset and said upper section with a longitudinal Iny hand in presence oftwo subscribing witseries of openings adapted to register with nesses.

said alining openings, and a pin or key passed JAMES H. COOK. throughthe alining openings in the lower Vitnesses: section and one of' saidopenings in the upper Gr. L. HOUSTON,

section, substantially as described. J. J. BINKLY.

